Metcalfe, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°06′S 144°25′E / 37.100°S 144.417°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 190 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3448 | ||||||||||||
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Metcalfe is a town in Mount Alexander Shire. Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 190.
The name of the town probably derives from Baron (Charles) Metcalfe, Governor-General of India and later of Canada, who died in 1846. Metcalfe lies on the Coliban River, downstream from the Malmsbury reservoir.